Patents by Inventor William Dale Gaw, Jr.

William Dale Gaw, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automotive vehicle door interior window seal
    Patent number: 5899022
    Abstract: An interior window seal includes an interior window seal having a pair of substantially parallel trim panel fingers adapted to receive a trim panel therebetween and a pair of substantially parallel flange fingers adapted to receive an inner door panel flange therebetween, the flange fingers adapted to rotate between a flange non-contacting position and a flange contacting position, thereby allowing for longitudinal movement of the seal relative to the flange when in the non-contacting position and preventing movement of the seal relative to the flange when in the contacting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: William Dale Gaw, Jr., Matthew Hugo Pietila